Reframing the Rules of Business in Indian Hotel and Restaurant Sector Post Pandemic

Abstract

The Novel Coronavirus, believed to be emerged from the Chinese city of Wuhan  has rapidly spread in various countries of the world and has affected millions of lives, while people were caught up in the fear of contracting the virus, the nationwide lockdown of 21 days was announced by Indian government on March 24, 2020. The Covid-19 pandemic has gravely impacted the employment opportunities rendering lakhs of people without jobs. One of the worst affected sectors was the hospitality sector, this study aims at understanding the hotel executives’ behavior, sentiments, and problems faced by them during this entire lockdown period.